Adaptive Design Association INC EIN 13-4170232 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Designs and builds custom adaptive equipment, teaching cardboard carpentry and adaptive design to boost community inclusion. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $964K in revenue, $841K in expenses, and $524K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2001
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
New York, NY
Website
www.adaptivedesign.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$964KFY2024
Expenses
$841K
Net assets
$524K
People
12
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  13-4170232 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 2001
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Designs and builds custom adaptive equipment, teaching cardboard carpentry and adaptive design to boost community inclusion.
Leadership
Jennifer Hercman · Executive Director · $92K
Money in and out
$964K revenue, $841K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$964K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$841K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$524K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $123K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +50% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+13%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +204% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$964K
FY2024▲ +29%
Expenses
$841K
FY2024+0.07%
Total assets
$803K
FY2024▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$279K
FY2024▼ -23%
Total revenue
$964K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$841K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$524K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$123K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$803K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $612K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Adaptive Design Association (ADA) addresses a critical barrier faced by people with disabilities: access to timely, appropriate adaptive equipment. Commercial devices are often unaffordable, delayed, ill-fitting, or unavailable, leaving individuals, families, and providers without viable solutions.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAdaptive Design Association INC
EINHdr · item D13-4170232
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.adaptivedesign.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2001
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2001

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$91,988Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Hercman’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2164 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Hercman$91,988$99,988$81,996$75,010$68,865$56,770
Alex Truesdell$17,886

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$651K · 68%
Program service revenue$313K · 32%
Contributions & grants68%$651K
Program service revenue32%$313K
— government grantsLn 1e$30K
Total revenueLn 12$964K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.11
Program services73%$612K
Management & general17%$140K
Fundraising11%$89K
Total functional expensesLn 25$841K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$355K
Total assetsLn 16$803K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$279K
Total net assetsLn 32$524K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $355K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $841K · Less non-cash grants $5K · Cash operating expenses/yr $836K
5.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $612K · Total expenses $841K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $140K · Total expenses $841K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $89K · Total expenses $841K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $81K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $499K
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $651K · Total revenue $964K
68%
Government reliance
Government grants $30K · Total revenue $964K
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $313K · Total revenue $964K
32%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $964K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $313K · Total expenses $841K
37%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $964K · Prior year $748K
+29%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $666K · FY2024 $964K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $524K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $964K · Expenses $841K
+13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $803K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $524K · Total assets $803K
65%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $803K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jennifer Hercman · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $92K · Total expenses $841K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $567K · Total expenses $841K
67%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth 29%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$748K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$948K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$739K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$416K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$666K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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